Section One; Features - Pioneer RCS-77H Operating Insructions

Section One

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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.
Please read through these operating instructions so that you will know how to operate your model properly. After you
have finished reading the instructions, put them in a safe place for future reference.

Features

1 Home cinema system with the latest features
This unit is equipped with a variety of the latest features
for DVD recording.
• Extended recording time
Up to 455 hours recording on 160GB HDD (page 154)
• 24 hours recording (DVD-R DL)
• High speed copy
DVD-R: 12x, DVD-RW: 6x (page 42)
• Ease of use
Help function
EPG (Guide plus+) (page 68)
ShowView / Video Plus (page 75)
Advanced Disc Navigator (moving thumbnail)
(page 92, 111)
• Digital Jukebox
Record your favorite music CDs to the hard disk and
produce your own library of favorites (page 120)
2 Subwoofer with 5.1ch receiver function
This unit includes a subwoofer equipped with 5.1
channel amplifier and FM/AM tuner with RDS support.
The receiver is equipped with Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro
Logic II, and DTS decoders for the ultimate in live
listening presence.
Advanced surround modes are also provided to allow you
to select your own uniquely designed listening
environment (page 24).
3 Includes a separate display for greater freedom
in installation layout.
The separate display makes it easy to choose the
optimum layout for your installation location. Choose the
setting that provides the best storage and viewing
position.
The separate display is provided with control buttons,
allowing you to perform basic operations at the display
alone, without using the remote. On the other hand, the
separate display is also equipped with a remote control
receiver, allowing you to operate the unit by pointing the
remote at the display instead of at the DVD recorder or
subwoofer (page 22).
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4 Three-spot front surround setting allows two
kinds of speaker placement
In addition to the conventional 5.1ch speaker placement,
the rear (surround) speakers can be placed in the front if
desired, thus producing a 3-spot front surround setting
with the same kind of sound field as the normal 5.1ch
arrangement. This provides greater freedom in speaker
placement to match different sound environments and
room conditions.
For example, the 3-spot front setting can be used in cases
where the listening room has no space for the placement
of surround (rear) speakers, or in cases where speaker
wiring to the rear would be particularly difficult.
To produce the most lifelike ambience from the 3-spot
front setting, original surround modes (Front Surround
Movie / Front Surround Music / Extra Power) are provided
thus allowing you to create genuine 5.1ch audio
ambience and a sense of spatial movement not possible
with conventional virtual surround systems (page 6).
5 Full input/output connector systems
Three digital input connector systems and one analog
input connector system are provided, allowing you to
connect sound from a variety of television monitors,
satellite tuners and other components (page 31).
6 Environmentally conscious design
The sub-woofer with its 5.1ch amplifier consumes less
than 0.5W of energy in standby mode, providing
economic, environmentally conscious operation.